Burning ISOs

[Partha Bagchi]

Dariusz J. Garbowski wrote:
> On 02/25/2006 10:31 PM, Mike A. Harris wrote:
>> Leon Stringer wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to install FC5t3 on another computer, but I can't burn the
>>> ISOs.
>>>
>>> I've tried burning from GNOME and using cdrecord, e.g.
>>>
>>> cdrecord dev=/dev/hda -eject -v -dao FC-5-Test3-i386-disc1.iso
>>>
>>> (I ran this as root as it complained about setpriority when I didn't).
>>>
>>> But on the resulting CDs some files can be copied but other's result in
>>> I/O errors. Last time I posted about verifying CDs I was told that this
>>> process was unreliable.
>>>
>>> So we have unreliable CD burning and no reliable way to verify them.
>>
>> Yes, rather irritating. ;)
>>
>>> And I have a half-installed computer.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any tips for successful burning of ISOs? (I'm burning
>>> from an up-to-date FC5 test installation).
>>
>> I'll get burned at the stake for this answer, but in lieu of additional
>> conditions being specified which limit the number of available responses
>> to a specific range....
>>
>> Use Nero Burning ROM in Windows XP.  It more or less "just works" every
>> time.
>
> And where do I get this stuff? Anybody giving free Windows XP out 
> there? ;-)
>
> Sorry to hear about your problems. I've had completetly opposite 
> experiences to Mike -- lots of problem when burning on Windows (well, 
> truth is it was some 5 years back I run any Windows on my boxes :) and 
> only when I eventually switched completely to Linux I had 100% 
> reliable burning. The only failures were to due to bad media or myself 
> really loading up the machine with very CPU+HD+network intensive 
> tasks. And that my experience since Mandrake 6 through RH 7.3, RH 9 
> and FC3 on SCSI Teac 4x recorder and later on Pioneer 105 DVD recorder.
>
> I felt I neede to add my comment to this rather depressing thread. 
> Hope your problems will get fixed, guys!
>
> Dariusz
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Try using gnomebaker. Seems to work great.